DEIK GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND MASTER CRAFTSMEN AWARDS: THE POLARIS OF THE BUSINESS WORLD SHINES BRIGHT

DEİK celebrates the success of the Turkish business world in the international arena and honors its 40 years of experience in business diplomacy with the “Respect for Masters Awards”

DEIK, with its motto “Our Business is to Bring Our Strength to the World,” guides the Turkish business world like a Polaris, moving tirelessly yet harmoniously across the globe. The “Master Craftsmen Awards,” established to honor the masters of the art of business diplomacy, are a concrete reflection of this vision.

The first Masters of Commerce Awards Ceremony was held on January 25, 2020, in Istanbul, bringing together business leaders at the 33rd Ordinary Financial General Assembly to crown their efforts and foresight. Subsequently, the 35th DEIK Ordinary Financial General Assembly and the 2nd Respect for Masters Awards Ceremony, held on May 27, 2022, with the honorary presence of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, carried the institutional vision into the future with the opening of the DEIK Headquarters.

The 37th DEIK Ordinary Elective General Assembly, held on May 25, 2024, determined the members of the Board of Directors for the 2023-2027 term, once again demonstrating the dynamism and continuity of the business world.

Finally, the 38th DEIK Ordinary Financial General Assembly, 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner, and 4th Master Craftsmen Awards Ceremony, held on August 8, 2025, with the participation of our President, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, celebrated DEIK’s forty years of experience and made the role of the Turkish business world on the international stage even more visible.

EIK is not merely a business organization; with its vision, awards, and ever-renewing energy, it continues to be the Polaris of the Turkish business world on the international stage.

Our masters who received awards at our Respect for Masters Awards Ceremony:

OUR MASTERS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN 2020;

The late Ersin Faralyalı, Founding President of TAIK, n The late Feyyaz Berker,

First President of TAIK, n Ali Nihat Gökyiğit,

Honorary Member of DEIK,

Ali Coşkun, First President of DEIK.

OUR MASTERS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN 2022;

DEIK Honorary Member, Founding President of the Türkiye-France Business Council Jak V. Kamhi,

Founding President of the Türkiye-Pakistan and Türkiye-Jordan Business Councils Şerif Egeli,

Former President of the DEIK Management and Executive
Board Rona Yırcalı,

Founding President of the Türkiye-Italy Business Council
Ibrahim Bodur

OUR MASTERS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN 2023;

Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, Former President of DEIK,

Şarık Tara, Founding President of the Türkiye-Greece and
Türkiye-Japan Business Councils,

Ali Osman Ulusoy, Founding President of the Türkiye-Iran
Business Council / 2001-2015,

Ahmet Şahap Ünlü, Founding President of the Türkiye-Tajikistan, Türkiye-Georgia, Türkiye-Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye-Turkmenistan, Türkiye-Kazakhstan, and Türkiye-Norway Business Councils.

OUR MASTERS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN 2024;

Emre Aykar, Former Chairman of the DEIK/Türkiye-Algeria,
DEIK/Türkiye-Ethiopia, and DEIK/Türkiye-Slovenia Business
Councils.

Ibrahim Çağlar, Former Member of the DEIK Board of Directors

Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Honorary Member of DEIK

Halim Mete, Former Member of the DEIK Management and
Executive Board

OUR MASTERS WHO RECEIVED AWARDS IN 2025;

Emre Aykar, Former Chairman of the DEIK/ Türkiye-Algeria,
DEIK/ Türkiye-Ethiopia, and DEIK/ Türkiye-Slovenia Business
Councils

Ibrahim Çağlar, Former Member of the DEIK Board of Direc
tors. The award on behalf of Ibrahim Çağlar was presented to
his son, Mehmet Çağlar.

Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Honorary Member of DEIK. The award on
behalf of Nejat Eczacıbaşı was presented to his son, Bülent
Eczacıbaşı.

Halim Mete, Former Member of the DEIK Management and
Executive Board.